Shadow Slave

Usually, it would have taken Kai a lot longer to fly across the city to reach the tranquil terrace district… not that he would have. But today, the famous idol neglected his habit of staying low and out of sight. It seemed that his speed increased tremendously, as well, because ten minutes later, he was already at Sunny's door.

Maybe because of that, there was no crowd of paparazzi following him.

As they waited for Cassie, Effie rummaged through the empty refrigerator, then walked away from it with a disappointed sigh.

"There's no food!"

Sunny, who was evaluating the damage the boisterous huntress had done to the guest bedroom, glanced at her darkly.

"We've been gone for months. What did you expect?"

Effie made a sad face, then shrugged.

"But I'm hungry!"

Sunny let out an exasperated breath.

"...I have some synthpaste, if you want."

She shuddered and opened her mouth to retort, but at that moment, there was a knock on the door. If not for the haughty shadow standing guard outside — reluctantly, of course, since mundane tasks such as this were grossly beneath it — Sunny would have tensed up.

However, he already knew that it was Cassie.

The blind girl walked inside, froze for a moment, then raised a deliciously smelling package.

"...I brought food."

a quick glance at Kai

has

did not stare at

assumed an almost hypnotizing quality. It was easy to get distracted if one stared at him for

albeit to a different degree. After studying Kai and Cassie for a bit, Sunny couldn't help but shake his head ruefully, a stunned expression on his face. He finally understood why Master Jet

wrong to put the word average in one sentence with someone like her. Jet possessed an intangible quality that no one he had ever met was able to match. The four of

And Sunny himself?

himself unassuming anymore. The scrawny kid from the outskirts was gone. Instead, a young man with porcelain skin and

to Sunny himself, golden threads of Weaver's forbidden

four of them settled around the table and shared

the fact that they should have been exhilarated by their triumph over the Nightmare, none of the four seemed too joyous… well, except for Effie, who couldn't stop grinning and stealing glances at her pristine, vigorous body. The huntress was overflowing with

other free, however, just felt… hurt, tired,

was no time for weakness. They had to carry on no matter how deep the wounds dealt to their souls cut. Now that the danger had passed and the members of the

of the Red Colosseum, the nightmares, the assault on the Ivory City… all of it was slowly

of demons to

cup of tea, looked at Sunny, and asked with

don't remember much

and stared at

You were swallowed

Kai smiled with embarrassment:

his mouth. Because I didn't know how else

but didn't say anything. She

looked down,

I think. After you killed the dragon, there was no

grew quiet for a